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A narrative-driven atmospheric horror game. You are X and find yourself in the Red Machina system, a virtual paradise on the brink of collapse.

Why similar: Conspiracy 20% ★, Lovecraftian 19.8%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Text-Based 11.3%

The Immemorial Order II Sisters of Darkness is primarily a spooky, atmospheric, first-person walking simulator that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Why similar: Conspiracy 20.7% ★, Psychedelic 13.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

Parade of Senses has begun, and you’ve become an unwilling participant. Make the most of it! Explore the Conscious Space, help the other poor souls trapped here, seek answers, betray, kill... or show mercy and protect.

Why similar: Alternate History 18.6%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Lovecraftian 17.2%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Text-Based 13.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Alternate History 18.1%, Thriller 14%, Psychological 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

The year is 2170. An anomaly has ripped through the AIO Station, leaving a lone technician fighting to survive. As the silence of deep space closes in, biblical angels descend, beginning trials of morality, judgment, and the price of human ambition.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.3%, Philosophical 18.5%, Psychological 15.1%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Agent of Strange is a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. You play as a Conspirator who infiltrates a sealed city ruled by the monstrous Family. Overthrow the regime, uncover occult secrets, and shape the City's fate.

Why similar: CRPG 19.6%, Character Customization 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Lovecraftian 10.1%

A disturbing psychological horror experience that unfolds as only the echo of your footsteps accompanies you through the dark corridors, where you move along the fragile edges of your own perception.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.1%, Thriller 19.2%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.8%

Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.

Why similar: Alternate History 17.7%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychedelic 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Sound is your only hope for survival in this first-person psychological horror game. Investigate the mysteries of an apartment block in 1960s America terrorized by a cosmic horror, as you try to save your lost mentor… and yourself.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Investigation 15.7%, Alternate History 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Thriller 10.9%

The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Investigation 17%, Psychological 13.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

ABIDE is a psychological first person horror game using prosthetic gore effects, stop motion and dolls scanned into 3D models. A peaceful retreat where people go to get better. A place for people to air their demons.

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.6%, Philosophical 15.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Investigation 11.7%

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Psychedelic 20.4%, Psychological 16.3%, Text-Based 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11%

The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?

Why similar: Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Thriller 18.3%, Philosophical 15.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Embrace the human condition in this creepy RPG game. Sink in an abyss of loneliness, pain and anguish: will you forge your path out?

Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Lovecraftian 19.8%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

A journalist is trapped in a terrifying technological box of illusions where he is on a journey to discover the truth behind his family's darkest secrets.

Why similar: Conspiracy 25.7% ★, Text-Based 16.9%, Philosophical 16.1%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10%

Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.

Why similar: Conspiracy 21.7% ★, Psychedelic 18.4%, Psychological 16.4%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 10%

Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.

Why similar: Conspiracy 20.4% ★, Investigation 17.7%, Thriller 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Psychological 10.7%

A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.4%, Thriller 19.3%, Text-Based 13%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, CRPG 12.1%

A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.

Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Thriller 14.6%, Nonlinear 11.6%, CRPG 11.2%, Text-Based 10.7%

You are a priest who has gone into the dark forest for a final battle against evil.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Philosophical 22.9%, CRPG 18.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Designed by some of the team behind the groundbreaking Disco Elysium, Hopetown is a narrative-first RPG with resonant storytelling and seismic conversations. Things will change under your nose and under your heel. Words will be your weapons, and you'll make your own truth.

Why similar: CRPG 20.5%, Philosophical 16.1%, Alternate History 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Investigation 13.4%

An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.5%, Psychological 16.8%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Text-Based 10%

Explore the mythical ancient ruins beneath the island of Minos. Piece together what happened to you and your team. Beware the spirits and beasts that lurk below! A single-player, first-person, horror game inspired by Penumbra and Amnesia.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.6%, Psychedelic 19%, Investigation 15.2%, Thriller 12%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Thriller 20.8%, Investigation 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 10.4%

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.

Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Investigation 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Horror 11.7%

Undesirable Me is a psychological horror game that combines visual novel and adventure elements. Overcome your inner demon, solve puzzles, make tough decisions, and face the consequences of your choices. Who will win this inner battle and take control of the body? It's up to you.

Why similar: Psychedelic 24.6%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Text-Based 13%, Horror 10%

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Psychological 10.2%, Horror 9.3%

Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.4%, Thriller 17%, Psychological 15.5%, Investigation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

In 1960s USA, Jane Ferguson, a New York restaurant owner, receives an information on her CIA agent husband Mark, who had vanished mysteriously during a Tibet mission. To uncover his hidden secrets, she follows his trail, delving into the enigma of his disappearance.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Psychedelic 20.9%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.4%

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.6%, RPG 13.1%, Philosophical 11.3%, CRPG 10.2%, Horror 10%

The Vanished Soul is a solo-developed, first-person psychological horror set in 2016 in the fictional city of Novazenica. Explore a hauntingly realistic world, solve puzzles, make choices that matter, and face randomized scares in every playthrough.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20%, Psychological 18.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Investigation 10.3%, Horror 10.1%

A baby fell. You jumped after it. God didn't like that. DeadWeight: A Lullaby is a psychological narrative experience about guilt, judgment, and the weight of human intent.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.7%, Philosophical 21.8%, Psychological 20.2%, Thriller 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%

The prologue to Agent of Strange — a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. Start your path as a Conspirator in a desperate struggle against the secret occult regime.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, CRPG 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Character Customization 11.1%, Horror 10.6%

Your character is a man with a troubled past who finds himself trapped in a city on the brink of civil war. Look for ways to get out of the city and make peace with the past. Will you pull yourself together or drown in the abyss of despair?

Why similar: CRPG 21.4%, Alternate History 18.7%, Psychological 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Character Customization 8.3%

Play a story-driven third-person psychological thriller set in a sinister early-20th-century asylum where reality bends under the weight of forgotten horrors. Phantom Lamb blends tense stealth gameplay with an immersive narrative of haunting secrets and psychological dread.

Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Thriller 22.2%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.8%

一款生存角色扮演游戏——中原大乱，你将扮演一介寒门书生，从长安出发，远赴西北凉州。一路上，你将结交形形色色的伙伴，与他们共同面对战争和死亡。

Why similar: CRPG 37.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Character Customization 10.8%, Investigation 10.5%, RPG 10.5%

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Psychological 17.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.4%

You look different today. Yesterday, you looked different too. Which one is really you? A psychological horror game about paranoia, identity, and the fear of trusting the wrong person.

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological 15.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?

Why similar: Conspiracy 23.9% ★, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological 17.3%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

JRPG-styled historical magical-realism indie, set in 1970s U.S.A. - The Old Ultraviolet, hallmark of '70s alt-culture, suddenly pivots from diverse concert venue to corporate discotheque! Outraged, The Vinyl Club sets off to save The T.O.U. from the clutches of disco and its new corporate overlords.

Why similar: Alternate History 21.1%, Psychedelic 20.9%, Philosophical 20.6%, Conspiracy 16% ★, Nonlinear 12%

A meta-horror adventure where you play as Nick, trapped in an abandoned mansion that slowly breaks its own rules.

Why similar: CRPG 23.6%, Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychedelic 14%, Horror 9.8%

Experience a fascinating journey through a world saturated with eroticism, where wild nature and the human kind are intertwined with the remnants of the giant God of Pleasure – lauv'abrarc.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Philosophical 17.8%, Psychedelic 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.6%

Show Yuu—a transfer student struggling with psychological issues—around the school and become a source of emotional support for her. This is a minimalist retro visual novel featuring elements of psychological horror.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.7%, Psychological 20.7%, Psychedelic 17%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Text-Based 10.3%

Dive into a realm where time twists and shadows whisper secrets. Solve enigmatic puzzles, unearth Luca's past, and confront your deepest fears. Engage vocally to shape your destiny. Stay in the light, stay quiet, and survive the relentless pursuit of the Time Man.

Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Psychological 19.5%, Alternate History 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.4%

A psychological horror game that delves into the lives of the Synclair Family, following a horrible tragedy.

Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Horror 10.1%

USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.

Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Investigation 16.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%

Try to survive the experiments being conducted on you while you attempt to uncover the truth about why you are there.

Why similar: Conspiracy 32% ★, Psychological 20%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Alternate History 14.4%, Thriller 7.7%

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, CRPG 22.6%, Investigation 13.6%, Comedy 10.6%, Character Customization 8.9%

A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Investigation 8.4%

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Psychological 17.7%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%

High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Philosophical 24.6%, Psychological 18.8%, Conspiracy 12.5% ★, Choices Matter 6.6%

Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Explore the randomly segmented structures of your nightmares in this roguelike psychological horror game. Be strategic and efficient while completing randomized objectives with very limited oxygen, all while being hunted by whatever is down there with you. Many mysteries await your presence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.7%

The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Psychological 16%, Horror 10.3%

The Derailed: Devour the Harvest - a standalone story set in the world of The Derailed. While investigating a mass disappearance, you find yourself at an abandoned factory. Answers lie within - but they come at a high price. Are you ready?

Why similar: Alternate History 25.9%, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.3%

Detective RPG • TTRPG-Style Interrogation • Dark Political Thriller In Zehergrad, crime is a disease. As Inspector Mehmed Başar, break suspects in brutal interrogations and make the political choices that will decide the city's fate.

Why similar: CRPG 27%, Alternate History 19.1%, Philosophical 16.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%

Help out a highschool girl as she explores the wonders of social media for the first time, as well as the dangers.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Philosophical 13.3%

A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Story Rich 8.6%